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1 Preface Introduction p. 3 Readings Rev. Donald Wildmon, letter concerning Serrano's Piss Christ, April 5, p. 27 Debate in Senate over the NEA, statements by Sen. Alfonse D'Amato and Sen. Jesse Helms, p. 28 with letter of protest to NEA's Hugh Southern, May 18, Patrick Buchanan, Losing the War for America's Culture?, Washington Times, May 22, Sen. Slade Gorton, On the Official Funding of Religious Bigotry, statement to the Senate, May 31, p. 31 p. 33 Joshua P. Smith, Why the Corcoran Made a Big Mistake, Washington Post, June 18, p. 37 Mapplethorpe Agonistes, Washington Times, June 20, p. 39 Samuel Lipman, Say No to Trash, New York Times, June 23, p. 41 Robert Brustein, Don't Punish the Arts, New York Times, June 23, p. 42 Richard Grenier, A Burning Issue Lights Artistic Ire, Washington Times, June 28, p. 44 Freeborn G. Jewett, Jr. and David Lloyd Kreeger, The Corcoran: We Did the Right Thing, Washington Post, June 29, p. 46 Nicols Fox, NEA Under Siege, New Art Examiner, Summer p. 47 Hilton Kramer, Is Art Above the Laws of Decency?, New York Times, July 2, p. 51 Judith Reisman, Promoting Child Abuse as Art, Washington Times, July 7, p. 56 Grace Glueck, Art on the Firing Line, New York Times, July 9, p. 58 National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO), statement regarding censorship, July 16, p. 63 Helen Frankenthaler, Did We Spawn an Arts Monster?, New York Times, July 17, p. 63 Richard Goldstein, The Critic and the Commissar: Hilton Kramer's New Criterion, Village Voice, July 18, Michael Brenson, The Many Roles of Mapplethorpe, Acted Out in Ever-Shifting Images, New York Times, July 22, p. 65 p. 68 American Family Association, press release on the NEA, July 25, p. 71 Debate in Senate over Helms amendment, including statements by Senators Jesse Helms, p. 73 Howard Metzenbaum, John Chafee, Dan Coates, Edward Kennedy, Timothy Wirth, James Jeffords, Claiborn Pell, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, John Heinz, and text of Helms amendment, July 26, (excerpts) Patrick Buchanan, Pursued by Baying Yahoos, Washington Times, August 2, p. 86 George Will, The Helms Bludgeon, Washington Post, August 3, p. 88 Robert Hughes, A Loony Parody of Cultural Democracy, Time, August 14, p. 90 Allen Ginsberg, letter concerning NEA, August 14, p. 92 Down with the Senate Art Police!, Revolutionary Worker, August 14, p. 92 Robert Samuelson, Highbrow Pork Barrel, Washington Post, August 16, p. 94 Arthur Danto, Art and Taxpayers, The Nation, August 21/28, p. 96 Frederick Hart, Contemporary Art is Perverted Art, Washington Post, August 22, p. 98

2 Sen. Jesse Helms, It's the Job of Congress to Define What's Art, USA Today, September 8, p. 100 Hon. Dana Rohrabacher, statement to the House of Representatives, September 13, p. 101 Urine the Money, Washington Times, September 14, p. 103 Sen. John Danforth, statement to the Senate, September 29, p. 104 Carole S. Vance, The War on Culture, Art in America, September p. 106 John Stopford, Speakeasy, New Art Examiner, September p. 114 Steven Durland, Censorship, Multiculturalism, and Symbols, High Performance, Fall p. 117 Allan Sekula, "Gay-Bashing" as an Art Form, Los Angeles Times, October 21, p st Congress, Public Law , October 23, p. 121 Rev. Pat Robertson, Christian Coalition direct mail, October 25, p. 123 John Frohnmayer, letter to Susan Wyatt, November 3, p. 125 Susan Wyatt, response to John Frohnmayer, November 8, p. 126 David Wojnarowicz, Postcards from America: X-rays from Hell, Artists Space Witnesses exhibition catalog, November p. 126 Rev. Timothy Healy, statement to the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary, Education, p. 130 November 15, John Russell, Statements of Grief and Survival in Show That Confronts AIDS, New York Times, November 16, Eric Gibson, Art, Morals, and NEA Taken for Granted, Washington Times, November 21, p. 132 p. 134 Patrick Buchanan, Where a Wall Is Needed, Washington Times, November 22, p. 137 Dr. Christina Orr-Cahall, statement following resignation from the Corcoran, December Eleanor Heartney, Social Responsibility and Censorship, Sculpture, (January/February 1990) Jeff McMahon, letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Education, February 1, 1990 p. 139 p. 140 p. 143 Hon. Dana Rohrabacher, "Dear Colleague" letter, February 5, 1990 p. 147 Hon. Pat Williams, "Dear Colleague" letter, February 12, 1990 p. 148 American Family Association, Is This How You Want Your Tax Dollars Spent?, fundraising p. 150 advertisement, Washington Times, February 13, 1990 National Endowment for the Arts, Fact Sheet on American Family Association Fundraising Advertisement, February 1990 John Frohnmayer, statement to the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, March 5, 1990 p. 152 p. 154 Vaclav Havel, statement for Arts Advocacy Day, March 18, 1990 p. 156 John W. Vester, William J. Gerhardt, and Mark Snyder, Mapplethorpe in Cincinnati, Cincinnati Enquirer, March 24, 1990 p. 157 Garrison Keillor, statement to the Senate Subcommittee on Education, March 29, 1990 p. 159 Monty Lobb, Jr., The Side of Virtue and Dignity, Cincinnati Enquirer, March 30, 1990 p. 161 Edward Martenson, Public Support: A Contract with the Arts, Between Acts, Winter -90 p. 163

3 Hon. Ted Weiss, statement to the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, April p , 1990 Hon. Mel Hancock, statement to House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, April p , 1990 Don Gray, letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Education, April 5, 1990 p. 168 Joseph Papp, letter to John Frohnmayer, April 9, 1990 p. 171 John Frohnmayer, reply to Joseph Papp, April 13, 1990 p. 173 Robert V. Voorhees, Why Go to See Mapplethorpe?, Cincinnati Enquirer, April 14, 1990 p. 173 Floyd Abrams and Samuel Lipman, What's Obscene?, MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, April 16, p John Frohnmayer, television interview with Rev. Pat Robertson, The 700 Club, April 23, 1990 p. 180 Charles Krauthammer, Thinking Through Mapplethorpe, Washington Post, April 27, 1990 p. 183 John Buchanan, statement to the Senate Subcommittee on Education, April 27, 1990 Bruce Fein, statement to the Senate Subcommittee on Education, April 27, 1990 p. 185 p. 187 Hon. Henry Hyde, The Culture War, National Review, April 30, 1990 p. 190 Stephen Rohde, Art of the State: Congressional Censorship of the NEA, COMM/ENT, Spring p Lucy Lippard, Andres Serrano: The Spirit and the Letter, Art in America, April 1990 Association for Independent Film and Video (AIVF) Advocacy Committee, The Attack Against the Arts Has Intensified - Help Fight Back!, mailing, May 1990 p. 201 p. 205 Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, The NEA's Suicide Charge, Washington Post, May 11, p Karen Finley, letter to the editor, Washington Post, May 19, 1990 p. 210 Kathleen Sullivan, A Free Society Doesn't Dictate to Artists, New York Times, May 18, 1990 p. 211 NEA Artists' Projects: New Forms Panel, statement, May 25, 1990 p. 212 Samuel Lipman, Backward and Downward with the Arts, Commentary, May 1990 p. 214 Carole S. Vance, Misunderstanding Obscenity, Art in America, May 1990 p. 220 Hon. William Dannemeyer, Christianity Under Attack by "New Bigotry," AFA Journal, May 1990 p. 227 C. Carr, War on Art, Village Voice, June 5, 1990 p. 230 Hon. Edolphus Towns, statement to the House of Representatives, June 19, 1990 p. 239 Hon. Major Owens, statement to the House of Representatives, June 19, 1990 p. 240 Robert Anbian, Bigots, Not NEA, Promote Social Decay, flyer, San Francisco/Bay Area Coalition for Freedom of Expression, June 22, 1990 p. 241 Tim Miller, statement, July 4, 1990 p. 244 Christopher Reeve, Rev. Pat Robertson, Mike Kinsley, and Patrick Buchanan, The NEA: Art or Outrage?, CNN Grossfire, July 16, 1990 p. 245

4 Leila H. Little, Mapplethorpe: Art for Art's Sake, The Pilot, July 27, 1990 p. 252 Holly Hughes and Richard Elovich, Homophobia at the N.E.A, New York Times, July 28, 1990 p. 254 David Gergen, Who Should Pay for Porn?, U.S. News and World Report, July 30, 1990 p. 255 Sarah Schulman, Is the NEA Good for Gay Art?, Out Week, August 8, 1990 p. 257 Hilton Kramer, There Is Only One Magazine That Tells You What Is Right..., direct mail for The New Criterion, August 1990 The Independent Commission, Recommendations on the Issue of Obscenity and Other Content Restrictions, from a report to Congress on the National Endowment for the Arts, September 11, 1990 Debate in House of Representatives, statements by Hons. Pat Williams, Bob Carr, Peter Kostmayer, and Robert Dornan, October 11, 1990 (excerpts) Elizabeth Hess, Art on Trial: Cincinnati's Dangerous Theater of the Ridiculous, Village Voice, October 23, 1990 p. 259 p. 261 p. 266 p. 269 Karen Finley, It's Only Art, Village Voice Literary Supplement, October 1990 p. 282 Public Law , November 5, 1990 p. 284 Richard Goldstein, Doowutchyalike: In the Brave New World, Sex Sells, Village Voice, November 6, 1990 p. 288 Andy Grundberg, Art Under Attack: Who Dares Say That It's No Good?, New York Times, p. 291 November 25, 1990 Dennis Barrie, Freedom of Expression Is the Issue, SITE sound, November/December 1990 p. 295 Margaret Spillane, The Culture of Narcissism, The Nation, December 10, 1990 p. 300 Sen. Jesse Helms, letter to Rev. Jerry Falwell, 1991 p. 306 Illustrations p. 309 Andres Serrano, Piss Christ, 1987 Tim Miller, performance, Sex/Love/Stories Annie Sprinkle, performance, Post Porn Modernist John Frohnmayer and Reverend Donald Wildmon debate on CNN Guerrilla Girls, poster, Whitney Museum of American Art, advertisement, New York Times, September 7, Richard Serra, advertisement for exhibition, Art in America, October Christian Coalition, advertisement, Washington Post, June 20, 1990 Robbie Conal, Artificial Art Official, 1990 Hans Haacke, Helmsboro Country, 1990 Robert Mapplethorpe's work projected on the Corcoran Gallery of Art during pro-mapplethorpe rally, June 30, (2) Robert Mapplethorpe, X Portfolio, Jim and Tom, Sausalito, 1977 Robert Mapplethorpe, X Portfolio, John, 1978 Robert Mapplethorpe, X Portfolio, Helmut and Brooks, NYC, 1978 Robert Mapplethorpe, X Portfolio, Joe, 1978 Robert Mapplethorpe, X Portfolio, Lou, 1978 Robert Mapplethorpe, X Portfolio, Self Portrait, 1978 Robert Mapplethorpe, Ajitto, 1981

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